Dar leaves Tao (Jackson Raine) to tend to the child's injuries while he goes in search of the boy's wolf family. While Dar is gone, a she-wolf comes for the boy, and Tao is helpless to stop them from leaving together.

The next morning, three parties set out in search of the boy. Dar and Tao leave from their camp while Huna launches her own search, followed closely by Milos and Zad. When Huna crosses paths with Dar and Tao, she tells them her story. She and Milos had belonged to branches of the same tribe. A rift developed between the two families, and Milos attacked Huna's people, killing her husband who was also their leader. When Huna tried to escape Milos' clutches, she hid her baby under the branches of a tree. When she went back for him, she found nothing but wolf tracks. Afraid she might never see her son again, she became hopeful when she heard rumors of a boy running with wolves. Her baby, Atticus, now the rightful leader of her people, must be found before he is murdered by Milos. While Milos wants Atticus dead, Zad sees the child as a pawn in his ongoing attempts to force the BeastMaster to side with him against Voden.